On Jul 11, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Juan P. wrote: > > * <property>* > * <name>mapred.child.java.opts</name>* > * <value>-Xmx400m</value>* > * </property>*
"Single core machines with 600MB of RAM."
2x400m = 800m just for the heap of the map and reduce phases,
not counting the other memory that the jvm will need. io buffer sizes aren't
adjusted downward either, so you're likely looking at a swapping + spills =
death scenario. slowstart set to 1 is going to be pretty much required.
